Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01
CAT SUPPLEMENT.
THURSDAY, DEC. l, 1887.

! A. ]. oliver. of Seward. Neb.. is visit
ling his daughter. Mrs. Lyman Cornell. o
this county.
W. II. Marble, ESQ.,. has opened up {
real estate and loan Office on Soutl
Franklin avenue.
The office building of Martin Bros. 8
Co. has been moved on to Judge L. K
Pratt's lot. corner of 5th and Franklin
avenue.
Born, to Mrs. and Mr. Sam Yousse, OF
Monday, Nov. ssth, a son. The Cal
extends its hearty congratulations and
well wishes.
Among the presents to welcome Mr.
and Mrs. David Zerwekh on their arrival
| in Colby was beautiful bride cake made
and presented by Mr.. C. W. Douglas, the
popular baker. The cake was a large
affair, well baked and beautifully frosted,
the center piece being ornamented with
candy horseshoe, from the top of which
was suspended a golden bell.
The postoffice will be moved to the
east side of Franklin avenue, between
Fourth and Fifth streets, just north of
the Palace drug store. A building 20x7O
feet is being built on the spot formerly
occupied qy the land Office of Martin
Bros. & Co.. which will be ready for &C.
cupancy in as short time as possible. The
change of the postof1ce into a larger
building is very desirable.
WHOSE WIFE WAS HANNAHa-Three
men, Henry, Richard and Robert. with
their wives. Hannah. Mary and Ann,
went to store to buy cloth. Each of
them bought as many yards as he or she
paid shillings per yard each man spent
So shillings more than his wife. Henry
bought % yards more than Mary, and
Richard II more yards than Hannah.
Find the wife of each, no fractions being
admitted.
Mr.. George Hyatt, who for the past
two years so successfully managed the
yards of the Chicago lumber company
in Colby. has resigned his position and
accepted position as book keeper for
the Missouri Lumber and Mining Co.. at
Grandon, Mo. He leaves next week,
first going to his old home in New York
for short visit and then to Grandon to
enter upon the duties of his new place.
George has been one of our most popular
young men here. and the CAT joins with
all in wishing him success in the new
field to which he goes.
W. D. Street and Jud Vancleve were
up in Rawlins county last week looking
up the whereabouts of some cattle be-
longing to Vancleve and others, that
have disappeared rather mysteriously of
late. They were able to locate part of
the cattle and brought them back. The
balance. from facts gathered, it seems,
were butchered q few days ago. But ev-
idence g lacking in the case, so no ar
rests have been made as yet. but as re-
ward of $500 is offered by some of the
unfortunate losers for the conviction of
the guilty parties, further efforts are to
be made.-Oberlin Opinion.
Oh. Kansas land of corn and swine,
where all good things are close combined
to make our state the greatest, best, in
all the new and growing west. Where
booms are born to never die where all
our people loudly cry. Well swear by
Kansas DER and DER and sing her p,alses
evermore. Where hands are strong
and hearts are brave, fast freedoms ban
ner high to wave. and meath its folds to
march along. happy, prosperous, eager
throng. Loud send her praises through
the land Send out welcome stretch
a hand to coming thousands, give q
shake for our state-for Kansas sake
Ex
Our party got an early start out Of
Colby, for We hrc assforty mile drive be-
tween the county seats of Thomas and
Sherman counties. We were soon out on
the broad prairie. but we had gone many
miles before we lost sight of Colby. the
is so level. We crossed only two
more draws in going some twenty
miles, when the line of Sherman county
was reached. So rapid has been the SET
Element of Thomas county. Mr.. j. B. Nc
Gonigal is the authority for the statement
that eight miles from Colby. on February
25th. 1885, plenty of homestead entries
could be had. but later, in the middle of
June of the same year. there were none
to be had in the county. At the close of |
the year 1884 it is truthfully stated that
there were but eighteen families all told |
residing in Thomas coudty. Mr.. Nc
Gonigal, thoroughly posted in such mat
tiers, thinks Thomas is destined to be. |
come one of the richest PRODUCING coun-
ties in Kansas. In going from Colby to |
Eustis one is never out of sight of frame
houses or improved FARMS Hundreds Of !
acres Of corn lie in sight, acres of pota-
toes were being dug out of the ground:
sorghum mills were in Oneration. HIM